私 watashi — 1sg neutral/polite.
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- Fragments.Japanese.Pronouns.watashi = { form := "watashi", person := some UD.Person.first, number := some Number.sg, register := Features.Register.Level.formal, script := some "私" }
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僕 boku — 1sg informal, masculine-associated via register (no inherent gender feature; cf. @cite{ochs-1992}).
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- Fragments.Japanese.Pronouns.boku = { form := "boku", person := some UD.Person.first, number := some Number.sg, script := some "僕" }
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俺 ore — 1sg male very informal. Strongly indexes masculine identity through assertive/coarse interactional stance (@cite{ochs-1992}).
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- Fragments.Japanese.Pronouns.ore = { form := "ore", person := some UD.Person.first, number := some Number.sg, script := some "俺" }
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私たち watashitachi — 1pl.
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- Fragments.Japanese.Pronouns.watashitachi = { form := "watashitachi", person := some UD.Person.first, number := some Number.pl, script := some "私たち" }
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君 kimi — 2sg plain.
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- Fragments.Japanese.Pronouns.kimi = { form := "kimi", person := some UD.Person.second, number := some Number.sg, script := some "君" }
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あなた anata — 2sg polite.
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- Fragments.Japanese.Pronouns.anata = { form := "anata", person := some UD.Person.second, number := some Number.sg, register := Features.Register.Level.formal, script := some "あなた" }
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彼 kare — 3sg masculine.
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- Fragments.Japanese.Pronouns.kare = { form := "kare", person := some UD.Person.third, number := some Number.sg, script := some "彼" }
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彼女 kanojo — 3sg feminine.
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- Fragments.Japanese.Pronouns.kanojo = { form := "kanojo", person := some UD.Person.third, number := some Number.sg, script := some "彼女" }
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彼ら karera — 3pl.
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- Fragments.Japanese.Pronouns.karera = { form := "karera", person := some UD.Person.third, number := some Number.pl, script := some "彼ら" }
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互い otagai — reciprocal pronoun 'each other, one another'. Formally distinct from the reflexive jibun (自分). This is an NP/argument reciprocal strategy (reciprocal pronoun), unlike languages that mark reciprocity on the verb.
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- Fragments.Japanese.Pronouns.otagai = { form := "otagai", person := some UD.Person.third, number := some Number.pl, script := some "互い" }
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-desu polite copula / -masu polite verbal.
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- Fragments.Japanese.Pronouns.desuMasu = { form := "-desu/-masu", register := Features.Register.Level.formal, gloss := "POL" }
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A verb form showing speech-level inflection.
- form : String
- gloss : String
- register : Features.Register.Level
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- Fragments.Japanese.Pronouns.instBEqVerbForm.beq { form := a, gloss := a_1, register := a_2 } { form := b, gloss := b_1, register := b_2 } = (a == b && (a_1 == b_1 && a_2 == b_2))
- Fragments.Japanese.Pronouns.instBEqVerbForm.beq x✝¹ x✝ = false
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行く iku — "go" (plain).
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- Fragments.Japanese.Pronouns.iku = { form := "iku", gloss := "go.PLN", register := Features.Register.Level.informal }
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行きます ikimasu — "go" (polite).
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- Fragments.Japanese.Pronouns.ikimasu = { form := "ikimasu", gloss := "go.POL", register := Features.Register.Level.formal }
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All three persons are attested.
Both singular and plural are attested.
1st person has register-based distinction.
2nd person pronouns are all second person.
The T/V register distinction is present in 2nd person.
Verb forms span plain and polite levels.
Japanese (Japonic) WALS pronoun typology profile. No incl/excl in pronouns; no person marking on verbs; gender in 3rd person only including non-singular (kare/kanojo); pronouns avoided for politeness; interrogative-based indefinites (dare-ka 'who-Q' = 'someone'); intensifier and reflexive identical (jibun); no person marking on adpositions.
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Japanese pronoun phonological shape (WALS Chs 136–137): no M-T pattern; no /m/ in 1SG (watashi/boku/ore); no N-M; /m/ present in 2SG (omae).
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